Aphelocoma coerulescens

Scrub jay

Maximum lifespan

15 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,907 bp

RefSeq NC_051467.1

GC content

44.43%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,408 bp

D-loop 1,320 bp

Where Scrub jay sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Scrub jay has the 1,232nd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,907 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.335
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.090

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 15 years
Adult weight: 78.7 g
Birth weight: 4.2 g
Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days
Gestation or incubation: 17 days
Litter or clutch size: 4
Litters per year: 1
Postnatal growth rate: 0.335 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00812)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, medium sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,907 bp

Protein-coding11,383 bp

12S rRNA979 bp

16S rRNA1,603 bp

All tRNA1,545 bp

D-loop1,320 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Aphelocoma coerulescens genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	26.9%	27.2%	14.3%	31.5%	45.86%	−0.375	−0.006
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	29.2%	25.9%	11.6%	33.2%	44.86%	−0.482	+0.059
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.7%	25.9%	16.9%	29.6%	46.49%	−0.273	+0.034
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.0%	24.9%	15.9%	29.2%	45.18%	−0.295	+0.093
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	31.5%	28.0%	7.1%	33.3%	40.48%	−0.647	+0.060
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.3%	24.3%	10.5%	34.9%	45.47%	−0.537	+0.110
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	27.0%	24.6%	16.3%	32.1%	48.41%	−0.326	+0.047
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	28.5%	28.2%	13.4%	29.9%	43.31%	−0.382	+0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	25.6%	27.6%	12.1%	34.7%	46.80%	−0.482	−0.038
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.4%	24.9%	10.7%	32.9%	43.69%	−0.508	+0.116
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	31.1%	24.5%	12.1%	32.3%	44.39%	−0.455	+0.120
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	37.5%	15.1%	12.1%	35.2%	47.32%	−0.490	+0.425
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.0%	26.9%	13.9%	31.1%	45.06%	−0.383	+0.019
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	979 bp	30.9%	21.3%	21.3%	26.4%	47.70%	−0.105	+0.184
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,603 bp	33.9%	22.9%	20.0%	23.1%	43.17%	−0.072	+0.194
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,320 bp	28.1%	31.5%	13.8%	26.6%	40.38%	−0.317	−0.057

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU64

UUC161

Leu L17.1%

UUA56

UUG6

CUU61

CUC121

CUA338

CUG67

Ile I7.9%

AUU118

AUC183

Met M4.3%

AUA124

AUG41

Val V5.5%

GUU42

GUC63

GUA72

GUG31

Ser S7.5%

UCU49

UCC95

UCA74

UCG7

AGU11

AGC47

Pro P5.9%

CCU45

CCC62

CCA110

CCG8

Thr T8.3%

ACU70

ACC117

ACA121

ACG6

Ala A8.0%

GCU60

GCC129

GCA106

GCG8

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU30

UAC78

His H2.8%

CAU26

CAC80

Gln Q2.6%

CAA88

CAG12

Asn N3.5%

AAU43

AAC91

Lys K2.2%

AAA79

AAG5

Asp D1.8%

GAU15

GAC54

Glu E2.3%

GAA71

GAG17

Cys C0.8%

UGU7

UGC22

Trp W2.8%

UGA103

UGG4

Arg R1.8%

CGU6

CGC12

CGA41

CGG11

Gly G5.8%

GGU25

GGC56

GGA97

GGG41

Stop 0.3%

UAA8

UAG0

AGA2

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_051467.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Aphelocoma coerulescens (NC_051467.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	71	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,049	979 bp	+	47.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,052	1,121	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,122	2,724	1,603 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,725	2,799	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,808	3,785	978 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,794	3,866	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,872	3,942	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,942	4,010	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,011	5,051	1,041 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,053	5,122	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,124	5,192	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,199	5,271	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,274	5,340	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,341	5,410	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,412	6,962	1,551 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,954	7,026	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,031	7,099	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,108	7,791	684 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,793	7,862	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,864	8,031	168 bp	+	40.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,022	8,705	684 bp	+	45.5%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,713	9,497	785 bp	+	48.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,497	9,565	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,566	9,916	351 bp	+	43.3%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,918	9,987	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,989	10,285	297 bp	+	46.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,279	11,656	1,378 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,657	11,726	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,727	11,792	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,792	11,862	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,863	13,680	1,818 bp	+	44.4%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,690	14,832	1,143 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,836	14,904	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,914	14,983	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,993	15,514	522 bp	−	47.3%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,516	15,587	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,588	16,907	1,320 bp	–	40.4%